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Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland President Loretta Mester said the worsening coronavirus outbreak represents a threat to the U.S. economy, but not one that yet justifies any change in monetary policy.

Daily report for February 25, 2020.

Municipal bonds yields continued their descent and once again rewrote the record books, as the flight to safety on fears of COVID-19 that took place Friday picked up right where it left off.

Moody's upgraded the revenue bonds of the largely industrial city near Los Angeles to Baa2 ahead of a $158 million refunding.

Bankruptcy hearings are underway for Lindan Properties, one of five troubled bond-financed Better Housing Foundation affordable housing portfolios in the area.

A new study finds the impact of pension debt may not be as big as commonly believed.

Indian River County commissioners voted to ask the U.S. Supreme Court to review its unsuccessful appeal against passenger train developer Brightline/Virgin Trains.

Small Catholic college downgraded to Baa2 on enrollment pressures and a heavy reliance on tuition revenue.

Growth in Texas factory activity accelerated in February while the Chicago Fed National Activity Index pointed to an uptick in economic growth in January.

Think tank Regional Plan Association and advocacy group Make the Road New York are urging leaders to expand climate resiliency measures.

Issuers in the region sold $78.2 billion of bonds in 2019, a 24% year-over-year gain driven by growth in Texas and Colorado.

A state-by-state review of 2019 issuance in the Northeast.

The rise of taxable munis powered issuance

Investors to be greeted by largest issuance week of 2020 led by $5B Buckeye tobaccos.

Walter told The Bond Buyer she has been hearing the same push for transparency since her start at the SEC.

For the third time in four years, long-term municipal bond volume has surpassed the $400 billion mark — this time thanks to a second half surge in taxable issuance that took the market by storm.

The two active municipal bond insurers insured $5 billion more in 2019 than they did in 2018 thanks to a surge of issuance in the fourth quarter.

While these were the percentage growth leaders, education and transportation had the biggest dollar growth.

Daily report for February 24, 2020.

November's progressive income tax referendum looms large over Gov. J.B. Pritzker's proposed fiscal 2021 budget and the state's long-term fiscal prospects.